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Race day raises more than $80K Jessica Cunha jessica.cunha@metroland.com
EMC news - More than 1,000 people faced the chilly wind and drizzling rain to run the track at the Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday, Sept. 30, to raise funds for brain cancer research and put an end to the deadly disease. The inaugural South Ottawa Race Day raised more than $80,000 as of midday on Sunday.
“We were completely overwhelmed by the community’s response,� said Chris Hill, one of the organizers. “This particular disease touches a lot of people. “I think the brain cancer community was looking for a voice and I think they found it in this race. There were a whole bunch of people who had stories to tell. It was unbelievable, the number of people who had been affected and were looking for a way to
get involved, and the way they rallied around this common story.� Barrhaven resident Leslie McCarthy was honoured during the closing ceremonies for raising $5,200, the most by an individual. McCarthy didn’t know Greely resident Heather Geddie, who was the catalyst for the event, but was driven to do her part after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer just a few weeks before the race.
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Greely resident and Earl of March Secondary School graduate Heather Geddie was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumour in 2009. She fought the disease for two years before passing away in July 2011. Members of the community were so inspired by Geddie’s positive attitude that after her death they decided to host the South Ottawa Race Day to
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Don and Pat White said it was incredible their daughter, Earl of March Secondary School graduate Heather Geddie, inspired the South Ottawa Race Day. fundraise for brain cancer research. “What an accomplishment for a first-year event,� said Peter Linkletter, chair of the Ottawa Regional Cancer
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